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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
Flowers I'm England.

A writer in The London Daily News,
mentioning the wonderful increase Of
flowers in England which modern flori.
culture has brought about, says: IRE.
membering not only how few were our
English flowers originally, but how small
and poor in form and color they were, il
is hardly exaggeration to say that the en-
tire floral wealth of our gardens is a crea-
ton of modern skill and enterprise. Our
forefathers could no more have imagined
our roses. our pansies and hyacinths, our
tulips and pelargoniums, our lilies and
rhododendrons, than they could have con-
ceiyed Of many Of the wonders and con-
veniences Of modern dwellings and
towns" The old English poets were
very enthusiastic and melodious on the
subject of flowers: but it is certain that
they never had any idea Of the perfection
TO which flowers could be brought by intel
ligent cultivation. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
How "Uncie Tom" Was written.

Hartford furnished none of the inspi-
ration for "Uncle Toms Cabin" Mrs.
Stowe got that when she was living with
her father on the banks Of the Ohio, but
the inspiration did not assert itself until
years after, when she was living in Maine
with her husband. Mrs. Stowe has said
that the story of Toms whipping and
death was the first suggestion Of the tale
that she had, and that flashed itself upon
her mind as she was sitting in church one
Sunday. She went home, took her pen,
and wrote this. chapter. She read it to
her children and some friends. and they
shed the first Of the many million tears
that the reading of that chapter had
caused to flow. So "Uncle Toms Cabin"
was written backward, so to speak, for
Mrs. Stowe built the story on that chap
ter, which is very near the end of the
book. II was first published as a serial
in The National Era, in Washington, and
ran that rather obscure abolition publ
cation up to a great circulation. 1t has
since been translated into more than
seventy different languages, and has a
steady sale even to this time.
Either through ignorance or misfor-
tune Mrs. Stowe profited far less than she
should have done by the enormous sale of
this book. She has received more forthe
copyright of some of her other books
than she ever got for ''Uncle Tom." and
she has never received a cent of royalty
for the dramatizations, some of which
have been very profitable. She would
have been poor had her income been lin
tied to that received from the sale of
"Uncle Tom" Her other books have
sold well, and she is reputed to have
accumulated something like 500. 900
from her works. A shrewd book pub
Usher Of Hartford told the writer that if
Mrs. Stoves rights in "Uncle Tom had
been properly protected she would have
realized at least half a million dollars
from that work.-New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
Disadvantages OF Barb.d Wire.

A reaction has set in against the barbed
wire fence, the manufacture Of which
has grown to be n Of The greatest in.
dustries Of the country. The warerooms
for the sale Of the different patented
varieties of the article form one OF the
most important sections Of the hardware
district near Fulton ferry. The reason
Of tine reaction is the discovery by the
farmers that in substituting the wire for
the old fashioned fences and hedges they
have driven away the myriads of little
birds which used to eat up the worms
and similar pests so destructive of the
farmers crops. These. birds need the
shelter and cover of the hedges which
formerly separated the titled fields. Even
il the fence was Of wood a thick growth
of sedge or long grass grew up at its base
which made a retreat for the birds. But
with the clean, mathematical division
made by the barbed wire the fields be-
came as smooth as a tennis lawn and the
~unsheltered birds are forced to migrate.
In their absence the worms thrive and
become legion.
The barbed wire became popular with
many farmers because il allowed them
to sow and reap larger crops, the entire
surface of the land becoming accessible,
whereas with wooden fences or hedges
there was always a margin that could
not be plowed or worked. This marginal
strip in the case of a large farm made
quite a fraction of additional land
brought under cultivation. But the ad-
vantages are seen to be o~utweighed in
many respects by the Disadvantages. Not
to speak of the injury to cattle, which
was one Of the first objections against
the new article, the farmers now find.
after a few years Punishment of the
birds, that flies and worms do persistent
damage and are practically insuppres-
sible. The effect upon the trade here
will doubtless make itself manifest at an
early day.-Brooklyn Citizen.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
SOME months ago q commission CON.

some months ago q commission con-
slsting Of customs officials was sp-
pointed to investigate the condition of
the customs service at the port of New
York, with q view of suggesting i'm.
provements In the service. The COM
mission suggests a reorganization and
re-classiication Of the service. 1t ad.
vises. among other things, that GUS
tom house brokers be licensed under
bond; that persons acting under state
authority AZ notaries public should be
appointed acting deputy collectors
solely for the administration OF GUS
toms oaths, with no compensation ex-
cept the notarial fee, so as to ave i'm
porters the loss Of time now entailed
by the necessity of appearing at the
custom house; that importers should
be allowed to take the ''oath upon
entry" at any time prior to the desig-
nation Of packages for examination;
that importers be urged or compelled
TO furnish a six months bond; that
the warehousing bond be dispensed
with, and that storekeepers should be
frequently transferred. Two members
of the commission advise that q reim-
bursement OF the expenses Of the ware
housing system be secured by q slight
tax upon the merchandise which Is
placed In bond. To this proposition
the third member demurs, on the
ground that q tax, however slight,
upon bonded dutiable merchandise
would be adding without sufficient
reason to duties that are In many In
stances already excessive and onerous.
-Bradstreet's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17

~ you are not interested In seeing
the town In which you live grow and
prosper you should move out of It.
You may talk about colleges, factories
and railroads. but when you simmer
everything down In search Of q boom,
you will find . few enthusiastic, hard
working citizens started II and are
keeping II q going. 1t lie the work of
those who have faith and are thor
oughly imbued with the idea that the
town lie going to grow and outstrip its
neighbors that keeps 10 10 the front.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
senator stanford. University.

Senator Stamford is having his great
ranch searched for building stone for his
projected university. He hopes TO have
even buildings put up this year. They
will he Moorish in design. Seven other
buildings will be erected as fast as they
are needed. II am" he says, exceed
ingly anxious to have the work proceed
rapidly and without delay, for ! want TO
see the fruit Of my labors while l live.
am founding this university in the hope
and belief that boys and girls can be edu.
Gated into men and women prepared and
willing 10 grapple successfully with the
practicalities Of life, and thus prove Q
blessing 10 themselves and the world
New York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
RuskIn.s dislike Of Bicycles.

Mr.. RusLin doesn't like bicycles. II
not only object" he says, "but am quite
prepared to spend all any best bad Ian
guage' In ~reprobation OF bi-tri-and-4-5-6
or 7-cycles, and every other ~contrivance
and invention for superseding human feet
on Gods ground. To walk. 10 run, TO
leap and 10 dance are the virtues Of the
human body. and neither TO stride ON
stills, wriggle ON wheels or bangle ON
ropes, and nothing in the training OF the
human mind with the body will ever
supefsede the appointed Gods ways Of
dow walking and hard working"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17

The etiquette in the best old families of
France as regards young girls is very
strict. At II they begin TO be seen at
their mothers ''at homes" but at IS
only they make the debut in society, be-
ginning with the opera, Lenten recep-
tons, and what are now generally called
balls blancs. The French girl never has
any cards Of her own; when she Is what
they call in England ''out'' her name is
written below her mothers. The letters
addressed TO her are always delivered
first 10 her parents hands, who passes
them to her opened or unopened, as she
sees fit. She wear no jewels beyond
N row Of pearls around her neck. She
rides early, before the fashionable hour
at the Bots, escorted by her father; her
brother may take her out driving, and
she is even permitted now 10 take the
reins, a liberty which, ten years ago,
would have stamped her o~utrageously
fast. French girls of almost any rank,
including the bourgeoisie, never walk
out alone. They marry young, presum-
ably before 20.-Pioneer Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
London. Strongest Adjective Oath.

'Bloody' is the strongest adjective
oath in the low street calendars. Yet the
word has a history dating from the days
az Queen Elizabeth. When the maiden
Queen Bess sat on the throne of England
a chivalrous oath Of the knights was n
In the name of the queen. Uncovering
the head and looking toward her castle
they would exclaim, when wishing TO in
tensify q statement, ''By our Lady Bess."
On the other hand the queen had many
enemies among her subjects. These would
mutter under their breath in accents of
imprecation Bloody Bess," the word
coined by speaking ''by-our-lady''
quickly. Henceforth the adjective indi-
Gated loathing and insult. Low class
Londoners do not often swear in the sense
Of taking Gods name in vain. Their
swearing is mostly confined to a reckless
flinging about of this sanguinary epithet,
which I've written with bated breath, so
accustomed have / grown to regarding
the word as the veriest leprosy Of speech.
Annie Wakeman in Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17
Friday, June ~. 1887.


The Inter Mountain has the cour-
age Of It's convictions. II believes, or
pretends to belive, that the Pipestone
pass can be used for Q railway line
which the Norther Pacific, the North.
western, ''or any other road' car
practically and economically adopt.
by "a swing around the circle" as 1t
were, from the Three Forks basin to
Garrison, taking In Butte on the way.
1t matters not what thorough and ex
haustive engineering investigation hgs
demonstrated to the oontrary-th}
the Pipestone pass has been severn :
times surveyed and each and every
time pronounced impracticable except
at an enormous outlay on both ap-
proaches to the. mountain and the
piercing Of the range by q tunnel far
exceeding In length and cost either
the Bozeman or Mullan. To build the
proposed loup, or whatever is may call
IL. the Inter Mountain brings into be-
ing A company Of its own. connecting
with the undertaking several solid
and substantial names-W. A. Clark,
Marcus DAILY and Hiram Knowles
with others 10 be added later on. when
the company, with q capitalization of
SIS, 00O. 900, natures to the point Of
filing its articles of incorporation.
The principal obstacle to the con-
struction of the road, as we have stat.
ed, will be the immense outlay which
the mountain work and tunnel bore
will entail. but competent engineers
are of the opinion that $l5, OOO, 900 will
90 a long way toward solving the
problem and performing the work.
The Inter Mountain. while apparently
its chief promoter. takes no stock In
the enterprise other than the persist
ance with which IL takes the scheme
up. The puncture Of the range has
been represented by the enthusiastic
editor q quite an inconsequentisl
matter. II such be the case and the
Inter Mountain man is In dead earu-
cot In furthering the enterprise. let the
tunnel act be assigned as his part of
the performance. and permit the show
to begin without any more of the
dresry business of pologuing.-Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17

Americas successful newspapers are
becoming differentiated into two classes.
One class Is composed Of the great, null
tipage morning journals which publish
everything, are sold for the cost or less
than the cost OF their white paper. and
make up their losses on circulation by q
copious supply Of advertising. The other
class comprises trim, neat little Papers,
which boil down the news TO It's final cs-
ssncc, contain no unnecessary words, and
depend upon immense sales Tor their
pronts.-San Francisco Post.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-17

the amount Of immigration into
the United States is startling. II not
appalling. During the month Of April
70, lo7 foreigners came to. this country
70 reside. The record for April, 1885,
We %e.i5s. che increase being. nearly
- pr osnf.
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nrlrinr obIorofor,n ,nd A..

The now French method Of administer.
ing chloroform with water is found to
insure a far greater degree of safcty in
the use of this anaesthetic. For tllis pur.
pose there are used ten grams OF chloro-
form vaporized in Il hundred litres of air,
dose agreeable to some and to none dis
agreeable. The most trying effects Of
the e-irassthetic. those felt in the period of
repulsion, are by this means almost en-
tirely removed. The period of excite
lnent is not great, and only lasts from
onc to two minutes. while IN the case of
moro than one-third of the adults It Is
entirely absent; the pulse a little acccicr.
ated during the period of excitement, but
remains perfectly normal and regular
during sleep. a
Complies insensihility is produced IN
from six to eight minutes, and is main
tanned during tho whole time cf rtspira-
ton; after the patient becomes insensible
the quantity Of chloroform Is reduced to
eight grams, and later to six. Painful
operations, it is said, have no effect. ex-
ccrt that the respiratory movements are
eighty accelerated; there is no naasea-
ton, and though the amount of cii1oroform
administered isnot enough TO cause is6ison-
ing. while there can he no fear Of asnhyxia,
for the amount of oxygen is reduced only
by hundredth. Indeed. it Is asserted
that, with the exception of cerebral con
gestion and faintinSs. none of the ordinary
dangers need be feare1.-Eew Orleans
Times Democrat. 9trI1ss
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prawIng tlfe uuman rnon.


The advent Of daily papers into the
field of illustration has made a demand
for artists who can portray the human
face, and you can easily see how scarce
they are by the faces presented of those
with whom you may bd acquainted.
Every artist who is CAPABLE OF felro-
dncing landscape cannot do the sIme
for the face. Besides calling for special
Qualities, or talents, true facial cxpras sion
requires long experience. One must
learn TO master a man 3 characteristics at
a glance. By study and obser .ation the
artist must note what certain lines IN a
mans face constitute expressions: what
Is the proportion or length Of his nose to
the other features, and what eharacteris.
tic It exposes most strongly. Tie snc-
cessful portrait painter, like the poet. is
born. not made. But ~ 1vho could not
make his mark m itps a 3Iit By appIica.
ton achieve a moderate success. To be
a caTicaturist requires still other talents.
One must have the comic idea Bieiided
with the kiiack Of reproducing express
Hions- There are very. very few success.
full caricatursts, considering tho bu.nber
who aspire to be considered IN that lfght.
"A. d. Greene IN GIoEc-D Democrat,
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PresIdent Arthar,s p1eals.

President Arthur ate but two meals a
dayLa very light breakfast between
and 1O,in the morning, and very light
dinner In the evening. His breakfast was
a cup of coffee and cracker, with per-
haps piece of salt fish. His dinners be.
gan between aid 8 in the evening, and
the guests often sat at them until mid
night. President Arthur seldom ate
without having some invited guests at his
table. His private dinners Are said to
have cost as much as s. Il plate, and his
public ones $l9a Plate and upwnd. As
he usually had fifty persons at these state
dinners, the nine which he gave during
the last year of his administration must
have cost Mt least $4,000.
II required twelve servants to serve one
of these state dinners. Tho menus of
two successive dinners were entirely diff
feEent, no dish at the one being the same
as amy served at the previous dinner, and
a different wine being served with every
course. His cook was Frenehman, and
dinners were pronounced by the late Sem
ator "A nthony, who was noted us an cpl
cure, perfection. Frank g. Carpenter in
Lippincott's. sax
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Production Of Floating Bricks.

3 Floating bricks are now successfully
produced in France, the material Of
which they are composed being a kind OF
earth found in Tuscany, consisting of
hfty-fiye paris of sandy earth, fifteen of
magnesia, fourteen of water, twelve
alnnina, three lime, one iron. It ex-
shales clay Ike odor, and when sIlrffn-
kled with water throws out light, whit
ish smoke. II is infusible IN the fire, and
though it loses about an eighth part of
lbs weight, its bulk is isscarcely diminished.
Bricks composed of this substance, either
baked or unbakexI, float in the water,
and twentieth part IF clay may be
added TO their composition without tax
ing away their properly of swimming
san Francisco Call
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as know he does, he might sometime
Consent to ouf marriage, = :. 20
sSweetheart = said Charles, esdo not
disappoint me 50 cruelty. When we are
married I am sure your father VIII for
give us. Besides ] ann surrounded daily
by great perils, and may not outilye tins
war. Let me at least cali you my wife,
and j shall be d6uhiy armed for the con-
flict.n Do consent, dear Rose. =
q He clasped her once more to his heart,
pressing hiss after kiss upon her lips. and
none but loveris ear could hear the.
softly Whispered .syes. Il g
Now, listen to my plans, dearest, y
said he. we will go at once to the
Clergyman and compel him TO marry us.
NURSE shah pack some necessary oEhing
foiSyot and meet rs at the boat. My
orders are to cruise 1up and dennS the
coast on the lookout for nlerehantme
VIII sail as tar as Halifax there land
and leave You with a good friend of mine,
and Join YOU later In the season. when
the weather eonlpels us to seek, winter
QUARTERS. = - 81 slt3AsF , s4S -
Il eHe then gayea few directions 70 tbs
nurse, who received them with InanS
bows andlsmiles, and ordered one of the
marines to wait for her and bring her
with him. to the wharf, Their old houlse-
keeper tried to interfere With their move
mensy but her words passed unnotired,
for, leaning on her lover's arm, Rose
waved her laughing good-by, as she
passed out of the house folsver.
The minister made many objections to
performing the ceremony; but they were
all overcome by the entreaties of Rose
and the stern commands of her lover, and
as he afterwards said, he had no alterna-
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The Drudgery Of AuthorahIp.

DIR. Oliver. Wendell Holmes is a genius
as we commonly use the word. His
SVriiings are patterns,of spOntaneIty and
easy composition, but they are only 50 in
Seeming. lie expends upon them the
most laborious and the minutest care.
lie writes, rewrites, interlines, turns his
sentences to catch every possible reflec-
lion of beauty, and saDdpapers and
polislIes his work TO the last moment be
fore giving it TO the world. II Is this
patient drudgery-tIiis constant respect
for the art he practices gives to his
writings their brilliancy and their rip
pliiIg hUw.-Detroit Free Press.
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D AuNfLNa TAE MAN eArsa.

A Cunning brute. Before which People
Are Row erless--c conedy an TrAEedy.
AN old man eater develops an ampunt
of cunning which IS simply appalling. It
never remains for any length of tifne IN
one eplace. but incessantly travels nom
one village to another, concealing itself
with the utmost art, CARRYING of one of
the inhabitants and Immediately making
its way to some distant spot A single
tiger has been known TO paralyze q tTl$
angular district of s,e forty miles IN
extent. The natives feel themselves
powerless, Their only real hope lies in
the European, whom they despise and
abIier as an unbeliever, but respect for
his powers. Mounted ON trained elephants
and guided by native trackers. mostly
belonging 10 the Bheel tribe, the English
hunters first discover the beast IN its
hiding place. A man eating tiGress had
been tracked for four days lJy the Bheels,
and at last lharb6red. AS the party
atproached. the tigress charged tllcIn and
then retreated TO the thickets The cle4
pflant was taken through the cover, but
the stigress had slipf ed out. Ssast
S onInaking f.cast'l atoi discover the
lost track fresh ,footpT Of a tiger ssrsas
seen ovef that OF the elephant Atssin q
circuit was mace ana WITH ,eIle same re,
SUIT SornEaletely p'izzlesi. tne' lst,tel We
aoolt TO start on ON 1901 l sesTsIl OF tlls
track. when one OIL the hunters hapf'elaeQ
to look back ana saw the niger cfoucninG
behind the elephant and scarcely visible.
The crafty animal had been creeping
after the elephant, waiting for an oppor-
tunityi of pounGing on the Bheel as soon
as he left the shelter. Had it not been
for the casual glance by which the posi-
ton of the animal was detected the de-
vice would have been successful, As il
was, the hunter placed bullet between
her eyes as she was watching the Bheel,
whom she instinctively knew to be the
real element of danger to her. The ex-
ultation of the little man may be con.
ceived.
Comedy and. tragedy 90 hand in hand
In these hunts. An amusing example of
tlle former is given l1y the same traveller.
A. tiger had lDeen wounded. but. al.
tbo,,pI1 one of lis hind les was broken.
Il made its way INTO q match of hicb
c1raes md hid tbere f3ii;iad hv Inc
Rba.,lo tbo sIs,,l1a,,t a,,t,.,s1 +l,e Grass
t-l- - 9
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rhn 1ire 90 oonriot.

"The study of human nature, said
Principal Keeper Patterson, of the state
penitentiary at Trenton, N. j., to a re-
porter in the lobby of the National hotel,
..inside prison walls is more interesting
than pleasant. The class of human beings
one comes in contact with is usually so
deprayed and hardened that it often
times surprises even those accustomed to
the life. We believe our system to be as
good as any in existence, and yet we are
not as severe in some ways as the people
of the Eastern penitentiary.n sp
'tAre there not a number of criminals
sent you who instead should go to asy-
huns? Do you not have many cranky
characters to contend with2''
t'Well, we do in a certain sense.
Criminals are, as rule, one-sided char
acters: their rnnr.ll lcha1santer- is, 90 tc
speak, lopsided. But it is not the men
who so into the prisons that are mentally
unbalanced; it is those who come out.
The fact is, the man who serves a five OF
even three years sentence out, is apt
to leave the penitentiary unsound IL
mind, if not in both body and mind.
Imagine, for instance, the life they lead,
day in and day out. To the mess room
in the morning, where they cannot speali
q word to any one; to the workshop for
tae day, where talking is strictly forbid
aen; to the mess room again for supper,
where the same order Is enforced, and
then to solitary confinement in their cells,
where there is no one to talk to. Think
of it. Snch life for yearsl Is it not
enough to drive a man insane? Why,
man alive, you cannot realize it; but the
percentage is simply frightful: of those
who go to jail strong in both mind and
body and who come out wrecks in one or
both. wv Washington Post.